Hunt & Gather: Mother's Day

i have been having heart palps about mother's day since mid-april. the shopping push is becoming christmas-like in its intensity! but, of course, the big day is this weekend and i have nothing for the moms in my life. since i am already late why not send a card saying something very special is on it's way?

special indeed, a custom silhouette of mama's or grandma's sweetie(s) is sure to be show-stopper. i'm a huge fan of the silhouette. i know they have recently come into vogue but they are also timeless.

cut arts does custom silhouettes from hand-cut paper and the price is right! A 5x7 is $25 and add an old timey oval frame for $16

simply silhouettes has a variety of options, but these custom wall decals are very cool. a full-body decal is $60 and they have lots of colors.

perhaps my favorite are these custom portraits by carter kustera available at jonathan adler. the artist adds a little tag line of his choosing or yours.